Common Name: California Maidenhair

Family: Pteridaceae

Description: The wide fronds of this fern spread but are not horizontal. The subleaflets are semicircular with veins spreading in a fan shape on the stems. The spore cases can be found on the rounded edge of the subleaflet. It grows on streambanks and moisted slopes in shaded areas.

Distribution: ca,id,nv,or,ut,wa